#8707: remove duplicate paragraph part.
diff --git a/Doc/library/telnetlib.rst b/Doc/library/telnetlib.rst
index b326da9..b1528bd 100644
--- a/Doc/library/telnetlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/telnetlib.rst
@@ -28,16 +28,11 @@
:class:`Telnet` represents a connection to a Telnet server. The instance is
initially not connected by default; the :meth:`open` method must be used to
establish a connection. Alternatively, the host name and optional port
- and timeout can be passed to the constructor, in which case the connection to
- the server will be established before the constructor returns. The optional
- *timeout* parameter specifies a timeout in seconds for the connection attempt (if
- not specified, the global default timeout setting will be used).
-
number can be passed to the constructor, to, in which case the connection to
- the server will be established before the constructor returns. The optional
+ the server will be established before the constructor returns. The optional
*timeout* parameter specifies a timeout in seconds for blocking operations
- like the connection attempt (if not specified, or passed as None, the global
- default timeout setting will be used).
+ like the connection attempt (if not specified, the global default timeout
+ setting will be used).
Do not reopen an already connected instance.